Cross-road sign.



f'. RWATKINS. GROSS RoAD SIGN. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21, 1907.

, 905,392* Patented nea-1,1908.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Ajoss-'Rolin"sierra f Patented Drec. 1, 1908-.,

i l' i pplieation med. November 2l., 1907. Serial No. 403,162.

an inpro'ved cross roadsign and to this end' it consists of the ynovel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in. the claims.

The improved sign is ,illustratedy in the accompanying drawings wherein like Vcharacters* indicate like parts throughout the several Tviews. .t

Referringto the drawings, Figure l is a View in elevation with sonne parts broken away, showing' the improved sign. Fig. 2 is a plan Viewv of the sign, with parts broken away. lFig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line ac3 r3 of Fig. l. Fig. l is aseo tion taken on the line w24' ai* of Fig. l; and Fig. is a view in side elevation showing the improved sign with several of the .so-called caps one upon the other.

To ythe upper end of a post il, the lower end of which will usually be embedded in the ground, is secured a tubular cap which is provided with a detachable segmental section 2a that extends less than from end to end thereof, so as to leave a head 2b at the upper end of said shaft and a pole receiving socket 2 at the lower end thereof. The segmental section 2a extends through approxi mately 90 degrees and intersects centrally one of a pair of transversely axially alined upper sleeves 3 and one of a pair of transversely axially alined lower sleeves l. The

`sleeves 3 i3 extendk at 90 degrees to the sleeves @-4.

Horizontally extended supporting rods preferably of wrought iron pipe coi'istruction, but of any suitable material. are adapted to be passed through the alined sleeves of the pole cap, and these poles are adapted to be projected either at both ends only at one end. as circumstances may reduire, rl`he supporting rods are adapted to bc rig idly clan'iped and held in any set aduistof the sectional sleeves 3' und 4, and 'this pressure is preferably produced by a bolt@ and cooperating .nut 7, which bolt is passed diaiuetrically through the body 2 and detachable section 2a. of the cap. The upper end of the supporting post l is inserted into the socket 2c ofthe cap 2 and is adapted to be securelygheld against displacement by a nail or screw 8 driven through said socket and into said pole. n

The letters and figures that indicate the `distance and direction to a particular town or place in any of the several directions at the cross lroads or road intersection, are all indicated by the numeral 9, and these are provided with supporting rings 10 that are loosely telescoped onto the 'propere end or portion of the supporting rod 5. These rings l0 are preferably cast integral with the uppermportions of the said' letters and figures 9. The said letters and figures are thus freely suspended so that they are capa ble of being revolved around the supporting rod.t Hence, they cannot beeasily broken. If, as Will probably frequently happen, they are struck by a stone thrown by a person of destructive inclination, they will offer but very little resistance to the stone and will simply be set whirling around thesupporting rod. Also these letters and figures may be very quickly and easily placed. in position and removed froin their supporting rods and the 'rods may be adjusted for the proper projection. `When the sign is placed at the intei-section of two roads both rods 5 will be projected at both ends and the proper letters and figures applied to all the projecting ends thereof.

The device above described is very durable; is capable of ready adaptation and adjustments for different locations and, furthermore, is not of great cost.

The letters and figures 9 are preferably cast and have usually been made of aluminum but may., of course, be inade of any other suitable metal or material.

It will, of course, be understood that where two roads intersect atother than a right angle the cap should be provided with seats arranged tosupport arms or rods at an angle corresponding to the oblique angle i between the roads. In some instances, such as for sign work, it may be desirable to secure several so-called caps one above the nient by a pinching action between the halves other, and insuch cases the socket of an up- -tially asdescribed. A l 'ng a post, a cap applied tothe upper end of .said post andl providedl vwith aY segmental detachable section and..v

' per cap mi htbe telescopedand clamped on' l`tothe 'hea 2b which-connects with the upper end of a lower cap. Also in some cases axially -alinedsleeves, a supporting rod ad.

justably secured insaidsleeves, anda mult-iplicityof individual characters having lrings or eyes telescopedonto said'rod and pivot? ally supporting said-f characters, substan- 2'. A sign .compri with transversely 'extended -sleeves,`lone of, which is split and is formed in part onthe body `and in part on the segmental section ,of said-cap, a horizontally extendeclrrodtele- 'scoped through said split sleeve, meansl for clamping the lsections of said cap together and the sections of the split sleeve onto said rod, and: a vmultiplicity of iguressupported by said rod substantially as described.

f ,3.-1n.a Sign,r the combination with a post -and a cap therefor, said'cap comprisinga body portion 2 with a socket 2? and/ detachable'segmental section 2a, and the said cap havingtthe transversely. extended sleeves V3, -I

certain `of which `are split, of the 'transversely extended supporting rods 5 tele-A scoped through-the alined sleeves 3, a nuttedbolt .passed through the body 2' and segmental section 2?" of .saidacap for clam ing` the said parts together, anda multipllcity of individual charactersfh'aving rings or eyes telescoped onto said .rods andsupportlng said characters with :freedom for rotation around the respective supporting rods', Isub-- .stantially as described. l

4. A' cap for sign postshaving a'socket'at its lower end, a head at its upper end and an intermedia-te detachableusegmental-serce' tion, a supporting rod fitting" a seat formed in partfin `the main'section and in part. in the-subio lement/ al section ofsaid cap, and means or clamping said ma1n.,and supple,-

mental sections together `and onto said rod, Y substantially as described.

5. In a sign, tl1e con'ibi -ation with a post and a `cap therefor, said c'apjconiprising a. body portion 'with a socket'v and a head, and the said cap having'a transversely extended.v sleeve, avsecond cap having afsocket that tits the head oftliefirst named cap, of a transil'ersely extended supporting rodteles'coping through said sleeve, anda multiplicity of individual; characters mounted on said supporting rod'. with freedom lfor rotation scribed.- ,A y v In .testimoni whereof I atlixmy signature in presencejo .two witnesses. l j p n FRANK WA'IKINS. Witnesses: t.

W. C. RIBENACK, EVA A. GrILKERsoN i 'around the said rod, substantially as de- 1 

